Contract Specialist​/Acquisition Support Specialist

Career Opportunities with Tenacious Solutions

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To work at Tenacious Solutions is to work in a fun, results driven, collaborative, engaging, innovative, and high energy environment with talented and bright colleagues who are passionate about our work, our clients, and our firm.

Working for a smaller company offers unique advantages such having the opportunity to shape our firm as we continue to grow. When we grow, you grow. You’ll have close interaction with company leadership with plenty of opportunities for recognition of the amazing work you’re doing. You can also diversify your skill set by participating in an array of different projects and exploring your talents.

You will be challenged, and you will grow and learn a lot.

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Tenacious Solutions, LLC is seeking a Contract Specialist / Acquisition Support Specialist to assist our client in Washington, D.C.

Primary job duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Support pre-award conferences and meetings and participate in IPTs throughout the lifecycle of a requirement.
• Assist with the refinement of identified requirements.
• Maintain awareness of milestones, as well as their strategic impacts, applying acquisition processes and policies.
• Develop acquisition plans and procurement milestone schedules.
• Perform market research activities (e.g., exchanges with industry, pre-proposal conferences, sources sought, Request for Information (RFI), Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP), and Industry Day).
• Prepare and provide feedback on procurement packages, including preparation and review of requirements documentation (e.g., Statements of Work (SOWs), Statements of Objectives (SOOs), Statements of Need (SON), PWSs, market research documentation, independent government cost estimates (IGCEs), draft evaluation factors, applicable pre-award determinations and findings, and applicable pre-award clearances and reviews (Small Business Set-Aside Review and Information Technology Checklist, etc.).
• Provide recommendations concerning acquisition strategies and the selection of contract types and methods of acquisition.
• Prepare and assist with the preparation of Justifications for Other-Than
  - Full-and-Open-Competition (JOFOCs).
• Prepare or assist with the preparation of various Determinations and Findings.
• Draft or assist in drafting and issuing applicable pre-award synopses.
• Present or assist in presenting acquisition planning documentation for higher level reviews and approvals.
• Use applicable acquisition systems in support of planning or execution.
• Maintain contract files and documentation in accordance with applicable laws, statutes, regulations, and policies.
• Attend scheduled and ad-hos meetings with clients and customers virtually or within agency facilities.
• Support the drafting, issuance, and amendment of solicitations, Request for Quotations (RFQs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), and Invitation for Bids (IFBs).
• Prepare solicitation and solicitation-related documents for government review.
• Use a contract writing system to develop solicitation documents and select appropriate clauses, provisions, and terms and conditions.
• Present or assist in preparation of solicitation documentation for higher-level reviews and approvals.
• Post or assist in posting solicitations and solicitation-related documents to the appropriate location.
• Prepare or assist in preparing responses to pre-award inquiries and solicitation amendments for government review and assist in posting/releasing said items to the appropriate location.
• Receive or assist in collecting quotes, proposals, offers or bids, including recording receipt and conducting compliance reviews.
• Maintain solicitations and documentation in accordance with applicable laws, statutes, regulations, and policies.

• Assist in performing evaluation of quotes, proposals, offers, and bids.
• Document technical reviews and evaluations.
• Gather data and information for past performance evaluations.
• Draft and document evaluation and perform price analysis and cost…